M A R T I N B L U M E drums, percussion, composition Born 1956 in Arnsberg/Westfalen. Has worked since 1983 as a performer and composer with several musicians and in different musical situations, both as a collaborator and in leading his own groups including musicians like Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald, Helmut Joe Sachse, Luc Houtkamp, Johannes Bauer, Conny Bauer, Marcio Mattos, Jay Oliver, Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill, John Butcher, Mario Schiano, Georg Graewe, Frank Gratkowski, Dieter Manderscheid, Hans Schneider, Wolfgang Fuchs, John Edwards, Werner Lüdi, John Russell, Chris Burn, Roger Turner, Joëlle Leandré, Axel Doerner, Horst Grabosch, Melvyn Poore, Jim Denley, Phil Wachsmann , Mats Gustafsson, Xu Feng Xia, Thomas Lehn, Fred van Hove, Paul Lovens, Wilbert de Joode, Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Cor Fuhler, Frank Paul Schubert, Alexander von Schlippenbach a.m.o. Toured in Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, England, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, USA, Canada and Australia and performed at Festivals like: Ruhr-Jazz Festival Bochum (D) 1990-1996, 2018, 2019, 2021 Jazz-Haus Festival Köln (D) 1991 Open Systems Essen / Bochum (D)1997/2002 NOM-Festival Moers (D) 1990 Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen (AT): 1993/1999/2001/2006/2008/2011/ 2014/2016/2021 Jazz Summer Bolzano (I) 1994 AnKlänge Ansbach (D) 1995 European Jazz Night Füssen (D) 1996 Summer Jazz Fiets Tour Groningen (NL) 1996/2000/2017 Illinger Burgfest für Neue Musik (D)1996 International Jazz Festival Vancouver (CA) 1996/2000 Les Nuits Black Quebec (CA) 1996 Jazz Herbst Konstanz (D)1996/1998 Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon (AT) 1997 Musique Action Vandoevre-Les-Nancy (F) 1997/1999/2002/2006 Densités Verdun (F) 1999 What is Music? Festival Sydney, Melbourne (AU) 2000 Free Music Antwerpe (B) 2000 Jazz ŕ Mulhouse 2000/2003/2004 (F) Taktlos Basel / Zürich (CH) 2001 Bolzano Jazz & Other (I) 2001 Fonoteca Files Lissabon (PT) 2001 Jazzfestival Glauchau (D) 2002 Controindicatione Rome (I) 2002 Line Space Line Festival Los Angeles (USA) 2003 Empty Bottle Festival Chicago (USA) 2003 Le Gipfel du Jazz Freiburg (D) 2003 Jazzherbst Dachau (D) 2003 In Front Festval Aachen (D) 2004 Novembermusic Den Bosch / Gent (NL, B) 2004 Colourscapes Music Festival London (GB) 2006 Moers Festival (D) 2007 Jazz Cerkno (SL) 2008/2012 Sétatér Festival Pécs (HU) 2008 Jazz d`Or Festivals Strasbourg (F) 2008 Artacks St. Johann (A) 2004/ 2009 Festival "Unlimited" Wels/A 2009 Nozart / Cologne (D) 2010 Freedom of the City Festival London (GB) 2011 Ujbuda Jazz Fest Budapest (HU) 2011 Ring Ring Festival Belgrade(SRB) 2012 A l`Arme Festival Berlin (D) 2012 Ini-Art Festival Saarbruecken (D) 2013, 2016 Zwei Tage Zeit Zürich (CH) 2014 Jazz im Herbst Festival Moskau (RUS) 2016 Fred van Hove at 80 - Celebrating Free Music and Minds/ Antwerpen (B) 2017 Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 2018/2021 |